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Lion-Headed Uto
mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
cast bronze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Lion-headed Uto is seated on a throne with uraeus and sun disk, his right hand clenched.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1965 | A Survey of Egyptian Sculpture. Duke University. Dept. of Art, Durham. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1930 | Treatment | other |
| 9/17/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 1/14/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 9/27/1965 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Egypt
(Place of Origin)
Egypt, Zagazig (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
H: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.479